• @GalacticHero
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    3811 months ago

    Why do I feel like no good can come of this?

    • @glitches_brew
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      2211 months ago

      Because everything involved with Epic is a dumpster fire.

      • @ladicius
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        111 months ago

        They do be like that.

        Played Lego Fortnite yesterday - a Frankenstein monster combined from two shitty entertainment companies. It’s hilariously unfathomably buggy.

        • Haru
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          311 months ago

          I don’t know if I’ve missed something but what makes Lego shitty?

          • @ladicius
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            -711 months ago

            Their games are notoriously bad. They simply rely on their fantastic reputation irl and can’t give a fuck about making good games - they sell enough games, even of the worst, just because they’re Lego.

            • Haru
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              411 months ago

              Sooo… they’re not a shitty company, they just make games that you don’t like.

  • @dumpsterlid
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    It’s 2024 can we stop pretending headlines like these are some kind of potential indicator of good rather than just putting pins in a map for the sake of records where billion dollar companies ravage mile wide swathes through forests of smaller functional companies and destroy everything good about them?

    Yes I know in this particular case Epic is already a dysfunctional massive trashfire but this will just accelerate the enshittification into more of a drag race.

  • Tug
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    1211 months ago

    I need to see Goofy dropping a MFer with a shotgun

    • @nezbyte
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      511 months ago

      Goofy would probably drop the gun and make an impossible ricochet shot in the process.

    • @Old_Dude
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      511 months ago

      I’d like to hear Donald Duck talk shit and be toxic to his teammates.

      • @harry_balzac
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        211 months ago

        Get Minnie teabagging. “Who’s the bitch now? Teehee.”

  • @BertramDitore
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    1011 months ago

    Can one take a stake in a company? Or do they buy a stake in a company by purchasing shares? Why can’t we just use the words that are meant for the thing we’re describing?

    Taking a stake implies that they just yoink grab it and it’s theirs. Buying a stake means spending money to own a share. Maybe it’s a silly technicality, but words matter goddamnit.

  • @fox2263
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    211 months ago

    Disney had great success with the Unreal Engine and The Volume. They obviously had a great partnership and see it being closer for a wider range.

  • @Katana314
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    111 months ago

    I’m guessing none of these shares were purchased from Tencent’s 40% stake? That’s often been the main reason I limit my interaction with Epic where possible.

  • @KammicRelief
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    111 months ago

    Maybe this explains the sudden burst of Star Wars content in Rocket League?